Cover fastener



Aug. 17 1926.

C. G. LEIGH COVER FASTENER Filed Dec. 15. 1924 INVENTUR Car! 6'. Lei /2 M @6104! ATTY'5 Patented Aug. 17, 1926.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CARL G. LEIGH, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO LEIGH BANANA CASE COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF DELAWARE.

COVER FASTENER.

Application filed December 15, 1924. Serial No. 755,848.

through a loop on the other part and is thereafter bent reversely upon'it self around the end of the loop.

Other objects and advantages will become apparent from the following detailed description.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a plan View of a cover secured upon a basket by means of my improved cover fasteners.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary perspective view of a covered basket showing the fastener in .closed position.-

Fig. 3 is a section taken along the plane of the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

The receptacle or basket which I have shown in .the drawings to illustrate .the use of my invention comprises a closing member or cover'lO and a body portion 11 suitably reinforced at its upper edge by hoops 12. Asshown in'Fig. 1, four fasteners are em- ;ployed for securing the cover upon the baset, but it will be apparent that any othernumber may be used;

Each fastener, in the preferred form disclosed in the drawings, consists of two flexible wire members 13 and 14 secured to the cover and body portion 11 respectively. In the present instance, the cover member 13 is a U-shaped wire anchored upon the cover 10 with its closed end 15 projecting radially therefrom beyond the edge of the cover to form an eye 16. To suitably anchorthe open end of the U, the ends 17 may be passed downwardly through the cover 10 and clenched on the underside by bending them reversely as shown by the dotted lines of Fig. 2. Thus, the cover wire may be flexed upwardly about its anchoring point which is located at a substantial distance from the edge of the cover..

The body member 14 is also U-shaped in the present instance. This member may be held in upright position on the outer side of the basket by passing the lower ends 18 laterally through the hoops 12 and bending them upwardly on the inner side of the basket. In order that the closed end 19 may pass through the eye 16, each member 14 1s preferably made narrower than its corresponding cover member 13 and is positioned on the basket so as to project a substantial distance above the cover 10.

While the basket is being filled, the body members 14 are normally in upright position and extend along the body 11 beyond the open end thereof as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 3. When the cover 10 is placed on the basket the closed end 19 of each i'nember 14 will pass'through the eye 16 of its corresponding cover member 13. Then to clamp the cover to the basket, the upper ends 19 of the members 14 are manually pressed outwardly and downwardly around the closed ends 15 of the members 13 into-the closed position shown in Fig. 2.

. When desired, the cover may be quickly removed by firstbending the members 14 back into their normal upright position. In case the body wire 14 does not enter the corresponding eye 16 in the act of placing the cover upon the basket, the cover wire 13 may be flexed upwardly and then downwardly over the projecting end of the body wire 14.

By the simple construction which I vemploy, the cover or closing member is firmly held in position. upon the basket during shipment or handling and may be quickly and conveniently removed when it is desired to inspect or remove the contents. The fastener is therefore particularly adapted for use on baskets of large capacity. Another advantage is the extreme simplicity of construction which makes the fastener inexpensive to manufacture.

I claim as my invention:

The combination with a shipping container having a body and a cover therefor, of means for'removably fastening the cover securely .upon the body comprising a metallicmember fastened to said. body and having a flexible portion extending along the side of the body beyond the open end thereof, and a second flexible member positioned upon the upper surface of said cover and anchored to the cover at a substantial distance from the edge thereof so as to permit upward flexing at the point of anchorage, 5 whereby its free end and body may be raised from the surface of the cover to permit engagement with said body member, said cover eover in position to receive said body member.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto aifixed my signature.

CARL Gr. LEIGH. 

